Fighting on at a crucial time for legal aid
Legal Aid has been in the spotlight. Headlines have lamented the closure of half of all law centres and not-for-profit legal advice services and lawyers, politicians, community groups and campaigners…
Here we discuss about what we are doing and how we are fighting for free access to justice.
Justice First Fellowship Training Contract with GMLC: Applications open mid-August
The Justice First Fellowship Scheme was established by the Legal Education Foundation to support the next generation of students committed to public interest and social justice issues who want to…
Supporting the next generation of social welfare lawyers
In April 2019, we released our manifesto, declaring that we will not allow legal aid cuts to be the death of the social welfare lawyer. We said: “We strive to…
GMLC creates new publicly available housing resources
Helpful resources for individuals and organisations that help homeless people, private renters and social housing tenants Greater Manchester Law Centre (GMLC) has decided to create a bank of resources, which…
We are hiring: Welfare Benefits Casework Supervisor/Solicitor
Demanding access to justice for all. Supporting the creation of a new generation of fully funded social welfare lawyers. And fighting together for free access to independent, high quality face-to-face legal…
GMLC shortlisted for the Charity Awards 2019
We are going against the grain, having started our campaign in the face of legal aid cuts, with no funding and no premises. We now punch above our weight and…
Greater Manchester Law Centre Manifesto Launch: “Solidarity, not sympathy!”
On Thursday, 11th April, we launched our manifesto at a public event. The event was packed. 150 people were in attendance: students, advisers, lawyers and community groups, old and new friends.…
Manifesto teaser: Why We Need Law Centres, Thursday 11th April
“After a decade-long attack on the most vulnerable members of our community, the politics of austerity and nationalism have led to homelessness, racism, discrimination, exploitation and division. We will not stand…
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GMLC represents homeless people fighting eviction from hostel by NHS
See coverage in the Manchester Evening News here. And in the Mirror here. A group of homeless people who established a hostel in a vacant doctors’ surgery are facing possession…